(1)
Kategorien
On April 7 1886 passenger train No. 35 on the Hoosac Tunnel Line fell ...mehr
On April 7 1886 passenger train No. 35 on the Hoosac Tunnel Line fell over the embankment between Bardwell’s ferry and West Deerfield Station and plunged 200 feet down into the Deerfield River, with many killed or injured. The post car was washed down river carrying the mail with it. This cover with a BOSTON & TROY R.P.O. APR 7 cancel has the stamp washed off and a violet two line ‘IN FITCHBURG R. R. DISASTER, APL 7 1886’ applied. According to the book ‘Railway Disaster Mail’ by Hoggarth and Gwynn, only four covers have been recorded from this accident
On January 4th 1887 the Boston & Albany train No 14 was behind ...mehr
On January 4th 1887 the Boston & Albany train No 14 was behind schedule when it passed through Mittmeague Station, Springfield, when a wheel on the baggage car broke throwing the day coach and smoker car from the tracks. They immediately burst into flames, killing one person and injuring many more. The baggage car and express car were ‘burnt to cinders’ destroying the majority of the mail that was being carried. This badly charred 2c postal envelope from West Troy (JAN 3 1887) has a two line cachet ‘Damaged by R. R. accident / W. Springfield, M’s Jan 4 87’ This two line cachet is not recorded in Railway Disaster Mail by Hoggarth & Gwynn. They only mention a three line cachet. A rare cover from this wreck
1897 CHARLOTTE, NC. A charred cover from MEXICO to New York, posted ...mehr
1897 CHARLOTTE, NC. A charred cover from MEXICO to New York, posted on April 8th, endorsed ‘Via Loredo’ that was damaged in a train incident near Charlotte, NC. A label has been affixed to the back of the cover that reads ‘Post Office New York, NY. / This piece of mail was damaged in a Railway wreck which occurred on the Southern Railway near Charlotte, NC. On April 11 1897Rodi Dayton, Postmaster.’ A New York receiving mark of 4 13 97 is on the cover. An extremely rare cover, this being the only one known from this incident
Hindenburg Crash Cover. 1937 card endorsed addressed to Thasler in ...mehr
Hindenburg Crash Cover. 1937 card endorsed addressed to Thasler in Germany franked with German Reich 1936 Olympic mini sheet, prepared as mail for the return trip of the Hindenburg and recovered from the wreckage of the airship from the eighth finding with burn damage to the left side, cancelled by New York paquebot duplex. Possibly a unique usage with the Olympics mini sheet; cert. Hagedorn & Co (1974) from when this cover was last sold. Note: Illustrated in "LZ-129 Hindenburg Crash Mail" by Dieter Leder p.2372, with more information about the recovery from the first finding and the letter p.65-71
![Auktion]](/de/images/philasearch/ico_people.png "Auktion")
1920 post card from Japan that was in a train fire in a storage car ...mehr
1920 post card from Japan that was in a train fire in a storage car on Train No. 56 on the Chicago, Milwaukee, St Paul & Pacific Railroad around 1.30 a.m. on 17 January 1920. A four line explanatory cachet was applied as most of the mail was damaged and burnt. This card has been burned and has had the upper left corner re-attached. There was a considerable delay in recovering and forwarding the mail as the incident happened on January 17 and a St Paul Minn. transit cancel is only FEB 1 20 - two weeks later
David Morrison
Los G5870
Festpreis
295.00 GBP
(ca. 338 EUR)
(ca. 338 EUR)
David Morrison
Los G5871
Festpreis
295.00 GBP
(ca. 338 EUR)
(ca. 338 EUR)
David Morrison
Los G5874
Festpreis
325.00 GBP
(ca. 372 EUR)
(ca. 372 EUR)
David Feldman S. A. Genf
Los 41595
5000.00 CHF
(ca. 5476 EUR)
07.12.2025 08:00 CET
(ca. 5476 EUR)
David Morrison
Los K3933 (D)
Festpreis
175.00 GBP
(ca. 200 EUR)
(ca. 200 EUR)
Aktuelle Zeit: 28.02.2026 - 04:57 Uhr MET